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The Firm

Power can be murder to resist.
Jun. 30, 1993USA154 Min.R
Occasions:Single Night
Protagonists:The Striver
Problems:Power Dynamics
Strategies:ClevernessNegotiation
Settings:Workplace
Feelings:TenseThoughtful

Content

Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by ‚The Firm‘ and made an offer he doesn’t refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice – work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan…
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Ratings

Originaltitel The Firm
IMDB-Wertung 6.9 156,307 votes
TMDb-Wertung 6.733 2,131 votes

Cast & Crew

Tom Cruise isMitch McDeere
Mitch McDeere
Jeanne Tripplehorn isAbby McDeere
Abby McDeere
Gene Hackman isAvery Tolar
Avery Tolar
Hal Holbrook isOliver Lambert
Oliver Lambert
Terry Kinney isLamar Quinn
Lamar Quinn
Wilford Brimley isWilliam Devasher
William Devasher
Ed Harris isWayne Tarrance
Wayne Tarrance
Holly Hunter isTammy Hemphill
Tammy Hemphill
Karina Lombard isYoung Woman on the Beach
Young Woman on the Beach
David Strathairn isRay McDeere
Ray McDeere

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